Senior Systems Administrator

About Us  Thrive is a rapidly growing technology solutions provider focusing upon Cloud, Cyber Security, Networking, Disaster Recovery and Managed Services.  Our corporate culture, engineering talent, customer-centric approach, and focus upon “next generation” services help us stand out amongst our peers.  Thrive is on the look-out for individuals who don’t view their weekdays spent at “a job”, but rather look to develop valuable skills that ignite their passion and lead to a CAREER.  If you’re attracted to a “work hard, play hard” environment, seeking the guidance, training and experience necessary to build a lucrative career, then welcome to THRIVE!!    Position Overview  Thrive is seeking a driven, detailed-oriented Senior Systems Administrator to join our rapidly growing team.

As a Managed IT Services Provider, we consult with a diverse set of clients.

Your dedicated client portfolio could potentially consist of a mix of high-pressure financial firms, medical practices, trendy hospitality providers, and manufacturing companies.

Due to the various industries of our clients, your task list will shift greatly.

A typical day can involve anything from working on network connectivity issues, server room buildouts, Exchange migrations, merger and acquisitions project team participation, handling of VIP and Severity 1 technical support issues.

The position also requires you to be a team player that can mentor other engineers.

We pride ourselves on a culture that is built on trust, learning, and collaboration.  Responsibilities  Service Delivery (Operations)   Technical ownership of assigned clients   Active participant in determining the efficacy and efficiency of existing client infrastructure, systems, software, and processes  Make recommendations for the completion of projects to meet client needs as well as improve identified deficiencies  Ownership and resolution of escalated client technical issues   Includes working with client and their vendors until resolution is reached   Escalations focus on infrastructure and critical business impacting issues   Documentation and network diagram creation and updates  Change control approval   Reviewing changes written by other engineers   Writing changes for complex tasks to be executed by other engineers   Changes follow established processes and / or industry best practices   Problem identification, reason for outage and root cause analysis documentation for all issues depending on situation and outcome  Identify systemic and pervasive issues related to products and / or processes and drive actions to prevent future problems  Participate in ‘2nd Level’ on-call rotation   2nd level on call consists of issues already reviewed by a 1st level on-call engineer and determined to be outside of their ability to resolve   Strategic and Account Management   Collaborate and partner with Account Management Team on Technology Business Reviews, strategic technology road-mapping, quarterly business reviews, and architecture improvements  Speak both to a wide array of technologies in-depth as well as to C-level executives   Reviewing project scopes for existing customers   Technical validation of project plan   Understand business-case and ensure project plan meets the needs of the client   Participate in technical account management and other client calls as needed  Leadership and Soft Skills  Translate technical information and articulate findings and next steps clearly to peers, management, and clients  Identify and appropriately document and present potential improvements to internal Thrive process and procedure to improve customer satisfaction and engineering efficiency  Mentoring junior and mid-level engineers  Provide articulate and appropriate guidance empowering them to solve issues with confidence  Assist in fostering the development of ‘soft skills’  Provide guidance on career development as requested  Education and Experience  Ability to work in a fast paced, challenging environment with a diverse client base  Strong analytical and end to end problem identification, management, and resolution skills  Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related discipline preferred or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience  7+ years of technical support experience with increasing responsibilities; managed services experience preferred  Technical subject matter expert on MSP products as they relate to Thrive’s services.  Written and verbal communication skills; including the ability to clearly articulate technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences and explain impact in business terms.   Proficiency in the following technical disciplines with a mastery of at least two :   VMware Systems Administration   Windows Server Systems Administration   Exchange Administration (On-Premise, Hybrid, Office 365)   Office 365 Administration   Azure administration   Mobile Device Administration / Management Remote Computing (Microsoft RDS, Citrix)   LAN / WAN Administration (FortiGate / SonicWALL / Cisco / Meraki)   Wireless Administration (Meraki, Cisco)   Server Infrastructure Administration   SAN / NAS Administration  Powered by JazzHR